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USEMENT RIDE APPL Ion FILED DEC.8, 1921.

Patented July 11 22.

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A TTORNEYS J. IRSCH.

AMUSEMENT RIDE.

APPLICATION FILED mac. 8, 1921.

Patented July 11, 1922.

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INVENTOR (/4605 /1?sc// A NORA/E78 w/mEssEs UNITED STATES JACOB IRSGH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

AMUSEMENT RIDE.

Specification of Letters Patent;

Patented Jul 11, 1922.

Application filed December 8, 1921. Serial No. 521,029.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J noon Insert, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, Long Island City, borough of Queens, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Amusement Ride, of which the following is a full clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to amusement devices and particularly to an improved construction which is commonly known as a ride and has for an object to provide-means which will give the varying sensations of riding uphill and down hill at dilierent speeds. Another object of the invention is to provide an amusementdevice wherein the car is projected over a given path from a source of power and caused to move back automatically to the point of starting.

An additional object is to'provide a ride in which a rotating power member is pro-' vided for moving cars in a circle and then projecting the same around a prescribed course.

* In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a top plan view of an amusement ride disclosing one embodiment of the invention.

Figure 2 is a side view of the structure shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal vertical section through the driving mechanism shown in Figural, the same being on an enlarged scale.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of a car embodying certain features of the invention, the same being on an enlarged scale.

Figure 5 is side view of the car shown in Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a detail fragmentary top plan view of a hook mechanism embodying certain features of the invention.

Figure 7 is a perspecive view of the hook mechanism shown in Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a detail fragmentary longitudinal sectional view through part of the track shown in Figure 1, the'same being taken approximately on line 88.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numeral 'l indicates a closed track or guide-way which may be made of any desired material and is provided with roughened corrugated portions 2 at intervals. This guide-way, as indicated in Figure 2, is formed more or less undulating somewha on theiorder of the tracks of a roller coaster. The particular hill-and-dale or up and down feature may be varied as occasion may de mand but. preferably there is a dip at the beginning of the runway and also a dipnear the end.

As indicated in Figure 2, the power member 3*is arranged at the desired point and acts to first move in a circle, one or more cars 4 and then project the same so that the cars will automatically move under the action of gravity by the force derived from the power 3 until the cars have reached a point 'near the beginning of their travel.

As showninFigure 1, when the carriage 4 is first released, it will immediately pass downwardly in view of the dip 5 and will then enter a housing 6 of any ornamental or-d'esire'd appearance and from thence will pass through the closed housing of the track 1 until the car finally emerges onto the open platform 7. The passengers are then discharged and the car pushedove'r onto the platform 8iwhere it is again connected up with the power'member 3 ready fora second operation. 5

In'some instances, it might be desired to make the track 1 rather long and the contour such a shape that the power member 3 will not be sufficient to force the car for the full length of the track. hen this is the case a suitable propelling chain may be used having projections adapted'to engage suitable projections 9 on the respective cars 4 and when so engaged act aspropelling means for'either propelling the cars the rest of the distance or for raising the cars to a high point and then allowing the cars to move under the action of momentum to the fpl atform 7.

In Figure 3, the power member 3 is shown more or less in detail. From this figure it will beobserved that this power member is provided. 'wi-thiaplatform 10 supported by suitablerollers-or wheels 11 and carrying a number of arms 12, said arms being braced in any suitablevmanner. The platform 10 preferably carries a tubular casing' 13 in a which a tubular station 14 is provided, said tubular station accommodating the operator who stands in'the station and operates the electric switch 15 controlling the power m0- tor 16 and also operates the brake lever 17 which operates the brake 18. The station 14 Y is supported by a stationary tubular member 19'which is secured to any suitable shoe 18 acting on an annular enlargement- 23 of the supporting sleeve 24, which supporting sleeve is rigidly, secured. to the platform 10 and rests on the base or support 20. The supporting-sleeve:hasdaWorm 1 wheel 25 rigidly secured thereto which meshes with a suitable 'worIn-26 driven bya shaft 27. This shaftcarries'a.gear28 mesh'-' ing with apinion 29 secured' 'to theiarmat'ure of motor 16 whereby whenever" current is turned on to the motor" 16, sleeve 24; p'lati form 10, arms 12 and associated p arts will: be rotated including all i the cars 1" connected to the respective arms 12. In the drawing' four arms have been shown butif desired, a greater or less number could be' used'gl At the outer end of each of the arm'sia T-shaped book 80 is provided having a -fl'at bo'd y see tion 31 held resilie'ntl'y in a given position by a strong spring 32 secured-toithe "arm 12:- A transverse/bar 33 is p'ivotally" secured to arm 12 and is provided with: aprojecting knuckle 3 1 connected with -the knuckle's 35 ofbody' 31 presenting a hinged structure-- when a suitable pintle is used wher'eby the hook 30 'is pivotally' connected-with bar 33' and is allowed a vertical-swinging move ment as-well as a:horizonta l swinging move ment; The horizontal swinging movement'- is limited-by thespringsBdand 37 acting on the bar" 33 and on suitable brackets 38" and 39 rigidly secured to arm 12. Suitable guiding bars or rods40 and 1r are provided for the springs 36 and- 37 whereby they are held properly in place. 7

When it is desired-to connect a can'45 t'o one of the ar1ns 12, the car is moved over to the desired p'osition and the hook-'30 fitted into the opening 42. This-openingiis sub stantially Tshaped and four rollers 43 are arranged adj acent thereto as well as an aux iliary roller 4:45 whereby-a proper connection is provided but in case an unusual strain isl exerted, the hook 30 may slip out' of the ap ertur'e42 withoutbreaking any-of the parts, It will be noted that the bottom of" the-car 4 is made substantially square:with suitable rollers 45* the' corners; except thecorner occupied by the aperture 42$ These rollers are designed to present" a guiding structure when the car is in use and act against thez side: walls=46 and l7f of the track 1 The upper: part of the car l: is preferably pro-- vided I with: a pair of" seats 48 arrangedlbacki to backr Thecar is supported by a num' with it the car 4 and after a suflicient momentum has been secured the operator will pull'on one of the bell cr-ank levers 50 whereby? a-cord 51 will be pulled and the hook 3O 7 will be raised or moved out of engagement with the car. This is not done untilvthelcar assumes about the position shown inFigure: 1; As-the car is moving at a rapid rate, it will continue its movement though not in a circular direction but would be projected":

between'the walls 46 and 47 and'downward over the inclined portion 5. This will start the car on its journey over the track 1 and'l thetrack is preferably built so that the mo mentumzthusgiven the car will besuch-as to'cause it to travel over the entire track" and backto the platform 7. As the caripasses over the roughened portions '2 it will; be

slightly jarred anda considerable noise'will be produced which will vary the experiences:'- during the ride. Any pictures or scenes" :of Fdiffereent kinds could be provided at different points along the track 1 and properly illuminated so that the occupants of the can may readily see'the illustrations as' they pass. On or adjacent the platform 7 rn'a'y' be" arranged a brake of any suitable kindkto' check'ithe: air and stop" the' same at the proper point of discharge;

1 An amusement ride "of thecharacter described comprising a track, 'arotatable power member, a carriage, a coupler for connecting the carriage with the rotatable 2; An amusement ride of the character die I scribedi comprising a track, a platform arranged at one end of sald track, a carriage arranged". on said platform, a rotatable power member for moving the carriage in a circle on said" platform, manuallyactuat'ed means for releasing said carriage, and mcans for guiding the carriage after releasing to said track whereby it'is caused topass over the track by reason ofth'e' momentum given thereto by the power member.

A n amusement ride of the character described comprising a track, a carriage and a power 'member' forprojecting the carriage onto thetra'ck andcausing the same to move thereover, said power member including in its construction a rotatable platform, a re lea's'eab'le'- hook for connecting the platform with the carriage, a driving mechanism for rotatingtheplatform, andfa brake for stoppinggtherotation of the platform.

4& A nLamusement rid'e of'th'echaracte'r described comp'risingatrack, a' car adapted to be caused to travel: over said"tr'ack and power iso means for causing the car to travel over said track, said power means including in its structure a rotating platform, plurality of arms, a spring pressed hook arranged on each of said arms adapted to engage the car, manually actuated means for releasing the hook, power means for rotating the platform, arms and hook, and means for stepping the platform and associated parts.

5. An amusement ride of the character de scribed comprising a track, a car adapted to move over said track and propelling means for propelling said car over said track, said propelling means including in its construetion a rotatable platform, an arm extending from said platform, a hook carried by said arm and adapted to engage said car, said hook being mounted to pivot vertically, and horizontal spring means for causing said hook to resist pivotal movement in either direction, a manually actuated member for moving said hook to a position out of engagement with said car, and means for retating said platform and arm.

6. An amusement ride of the character described comprising a track having part thereof enclosed, said track being formed with an undulating bottom and with roughened portions at spaced intervals, a car adapted to travel over said track, and means for projecting the car onto the track with suflicient momentum to cause the same to pass over the track.

7. An amusement ride of the character described comprising a track, a rotatable power member, a carriage, a coupler for connecting the carriage with the rotatable power member, and manually actuated means for releasing said coupler, said manually actuated means being capable of operation at any time.

8. An amusement ride of the character described comprising a track, a rotatable power member, a carriage, means for connecting the carriage with the power member so that as the power member is rotated the carriage will be moved in a circle, and manually actuated means for disconnecting the carriage from the rotatable power member, said manually actuated means being capable of disconnection while the power member is pulling the carriage.

JACOB IRSCH. 

